Assassin's Creed
Black Flag Resynced Hits 2 Million Sales in One Day
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies in its first day, giving Ubisoft's pirate remake a major launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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Palworld
Palworld 1.0 Passes 850,000 Steam Players After Full Launch
Palworld 1.0 has pushed the survival game back above 850,000 concurrent players on Steam after its full launch. The surge is well below its early access record, but it still makes the update one of Steam's biggest launches of July.
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The Alters: Last Variable Launches Tomorrow With a 20-Hour DLC
The Alters: Last Variable launches July 13 as a substantial story DLC for 11 bit studios' sci-fi survival game. The expansion follows Jan Scientist after one ending and adds terraforming, an underground base and new research systems.
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College Football 27 Drops Paid Progression After Backlash
EA Sports is removing paid progression options from College Football 27's Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. The reversal follows backlash over microtransactions in modes many players treat as single-player staples.
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Microsoft Denies Xbox Layoffs Are Replacing US Staff With Foreign Workers
Microsoft has denied claims that Xbox's latest layoffs are meant to replace US employees with foreign workers, saying the cuts are part of a wider restructuring of the gaming business.
Steam
Heartopia Steam Players Jump as Call of Whales Opens Today
Heartopia's Steam player count has risen well above recent evening checks as XD opens the Call of Whales Fashionwave. The update adds Whalefall Canyon, undersea homestead space and new rewards, with a Sanrio Characters collaboration next week.
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Ubisoft Annual Report Shows Fewer Players and Fewer Staff
Ubisoft's latest annual report puts new numbers on its difficult year, including fewer monthly active users, lower headcount and a drop in average employee compensation. The filing also shows Ubisoft Singapore grants fell to zero after years of support.
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Ubisoft Links Remote Work to Weaker Agility and Team Performance
Ubisoft's latest annual report adds new workforce language around remote work, on-site days, transformation and performance. The filing frames the issue from management's perspective during the publisher's wider restructuring.
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Ubisoft Warns Late Games Can Miss Their Moment
Ubisoft has added a new risk warning to its annual report about games releasing too late, after a year of delays, cancellations and long-running projects. The filing says late releases can lose market anticipation and fall behind market standards.
Diablo
Diablo 4 Patch 3.1.1 Targets Mythic Unique Drops
Diablo 4 patch 3.1.1 is scheduled for July 14, bringing fixes for Mythic Unique drops, Season 14 rewards and several class issues. The update is more focused on bug fixes than a broad early-season rebalance.
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id Software Says It Can Still Build Doom After Xbox Layoffs
id Software has responded after heavy Xbox layoffs hit the Doom studio, saying its team is about the same size it was during Doom 2016. The studio says it still has the staff needed to build its games and technology.
Prey
On This Day: Prey Turned Alien Abduction Into a Cult FPS 20 Years Ago
Prey launched 20 years ago today, bringing Human Head's long-delayed alien abduction shooter to PC and Xbox 360 with portals, gravity tricks and a strange afterlife.